Railway-car cover



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

R. H. WYMAN.

RAILWAY GAR COVER.

No. 296,809. Patented pr. 15, 1884.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

R. H. WYMAN.

RAILWAY GAR COVER.

No. 296,809. 8 Patented Apr. 15, 1884.

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RICHARD H. \VYMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINUIS.

RAiLwAY-GAR covsu.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 296,809, dated April 15, 1884.

Application filed January 2l, 15.2.4.

To :2.2.5 whom, it iii/tif concern,.-

Be it known that l, RICHARD H. WYMAN, of Chicago, Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railway-Car Covers, of which the following' is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is an end view, showing the cover closed. Fig. 2 is a like end view, showing onefhalf of the cover open. Fig. 3 is a side view of one end of a car with the cover raised.. Fig. 4 is a plan view of that portion of the oar shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view in detail on the line z a, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view in detail on the line :t x, Fig. 8, looking in the direction ofthe arrow; vand Fig. 7 is a like view on the iine y y, Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the different iigures.

The object of rny invention is to provide a movable cover for railway freight or coal cars, which may be easily and readily operated and cheaply constructed, and so arranged that the entire car maybe uncovered at once by a siinple operation, said invention being an iniprov'ernent upon my invention as described in my appiication for Letters Patent upon a movable cover for coal and other cars, filed December 4, 1883, and having especial refer. ence to the construction of the cover and the inode of operating the same.

In the drawings, A represents the box of an ordinary coal or open car,\vhile B B represent the frame supporting the same. 'The cover of said car is secured to said side-boards, and consists, essentially, of tivo hinged longitudinai sections, adapted to meet, when closed, above the center of the car, each of said sections being so jointed as to hinge or fold back f upon itself, the sanie being disposed at the side of the car in a compact forni. G C C C represent said sections, respectively, each of which runs preferably the entire length of the car, though itis .obvious that they may be made shorter, if preferred. The sections C C', respectively, are preferably formed from sheetiron orV other sheet niet-al, plain or corrugated, and are hinged to each other at c, as shown in (No model.)

Figs. l, 2, and 3, the parts forming the hinge being bent over a rod or bar of iron, c', as shown in Fig. 8. Over said hingejoint l prefer to place a iiange, of, to protect said joint from rust. A part of said iiange is broken away in Fig. 3, to show saidjoint. Securely bolted to the side of said car are brackets D, Which serve as a support for the bottoni of said sections C C', said brackets being provided with a slot, as clearly shown, the length of which is about half the height of said sideboards. Through said slots, and extending the entire length of the car, l insert rods or bars of iron d d, around which, when so inserted, the lower edges or' the sections O C', respectively, are bent as shown, thus securing said sections to said brackets, and forniing hinges thereby. To assist in supporting said sections G C G C in position when the cover is closed, Icanse the sanie to be bent inward from said rods d d, so that when so closed a portion will assume a horizontal position, adapted to rest upon small outwardly-projecting brackets E (more clearly shown in Fig. 7) or upon a continuous flange or ledge at or near the top of said side-boards A. The meet ing part-s of said sections G C are shaped as.

shown in the drawings, so as to forni a horizontal walk upon the top of the car when the same are brought together, as in Fig. Lwhile downwardly-projecting iianges cf3 c3, Figs. 3 and 5, serve to strengthen and support the sanne. For the purpose of raising and lowering said sections, l attach to each end of the saine, respectively, atff, near their points of junction beneath said foot-walk, rigid bars of Wood or iron F F, the lower ends of which, f f', are pivoted, as shown, to the bottoni of said car. .Pivoted in like manner to the bottom of said car, at each side of said pivotsf about midway between said points, respectively, and the sides of said car, as at g g, are bars G G, upon the upper ends of which are loops or slots g g', through which said bars F F are loosely inserted. Yi-Tithin said slots g g', and upon the outside of each oisaid bars F F, I place lfrictionuollers g2 g2. (Indicated in dotted lines.) Across each end of the car, in a horizontal position, and secured in bearings 7i. h. 7a, I place a shaft, H, upon which is cut a IOO `right and left hand screw-thread, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. c Upon each of said screwthreads I place sleeve-nuts I I, which are square, and upon each end of which areenlargements or anges i' i, said nuts I I fitting in suitable slots in the bars G G, so as to lmove the same when the shaft H is rotated. A Wheel, I', Figs. 2 and 3, serves to operate said bar. It is obvious that the rotation'of said shaft in one direction must cause the bars F F, through the levers or bars G G, to be forced together, which closes said cover over the car, causing the sections C C to meet, as shown in Fig. l, while a reversal separates the upper ends of said bars F F, and the same being rigidly secured to the sections C @causes them to be thrown outward, and, bending at the hinges c e, fold over upon the sections C C', respectively, the rods d d sliding down in the slots of the brackets D suiiciently to enable the sections C C to drop to the lowest point required, as indicated in Fig. 2. In order to prevent said sections from being thrown too far .in toward the body ofthe car, and thus interfere with the operation of the former, I place brackets J upon the side of the car,

'against which said Afolded sections rest, as in Fig. 2.

To protect and inclose the ends of the car, additional end pieces, A, Figs. l and 2, may be secured to the end boards by means of hinges cw a,whereby the same may be lowered when the cover is down.

The covers, when closed, may be locked in position by means of a hasp and staple, f2, secured to the bars F F at each end of the car.

If found necessary in practice, wheels may be placed upon both ends of the shafts H, so that a greater number of persons may assist in operating the cover; or wheels may be placed upon each end of said shafts, and the latter may be dividedV at the central bearing, h, so that one-half of said cover may be raised at a time.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' l. The combination, with the box or frame of a coal or open car, of the sectional hinged covers C C C C, with the pivoted bars F F, the pivoted levers G G, shaft II, and sleevenuts I I, and means for rotating said shaft, whereby each of said sections may fold back l upon itself, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

2. A movable cover for coal or open cars, consisting of the combination of the folding sectional covers C C C C', the slotted brackets D, pivoted bars FF, levers G G, screw-thread ed shaft H, and sleeve-nuts I I, with means for rotating said shaft, substantially in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

. RICHARD H. WYMAN.

Witnesses:

D. H. FLETCHER, H. FRANKFURTER. 

